Ewyas Harold, The Village From The Castle Tump c.1955
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Photo of Ewyas Harold, The Village From The Castle Tump c.1955

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We tend to think that castles arrived in Britain with the Norman conquerors, but, in fact, they were already in existence. At Edward the Confessor's court, the influence of the Normans was so strong that the first so-called 'Norman' castles were actually built in the 1050s. One such (pre-Norman) 'Norman' castle originally stood on the site from which this photograph was taken.

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A Selection of Memories from Ewyas Harold

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Ewyas Harold

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Now living in Australia - Arriving back to visit relatives, a previous life time of my walk about ways seems so dream-like. Living at The Greig Farm above the Wier Farm (The Wier which had been in my family forever) was the best childhood that any child could have my freedom was so that I often climbed out of my bedroom window onto the pourch roof and went walk about.. Sometimes these walks took me to the fields ...see more
My paternal grandparents, Wright and Bertha Veall, lived in Ewyas Harold for many years at their small farm named, 'Woodside' situated on a hill about a mile from the village centre and just off the road to Rowlstone. To reach it, you crossed the narrow bridge facing the Temple Bar Inn, passing the Spracklings' house on the right and the Dales' cottage on the left, the last in a small row ...see more